Train Strikes Kill Women in California, Arizona

Two women were killed in separate train collisions reported in California and Arizona. In Merced, a woman was struck near Santa Fe Avenue and N Street on Saturday morning; authorities said preliminary information suggested she stepped into the train’s path, and her identity has not been released. In Eloy, 47-year-old Thelma Candelaria died Thursday while jogging near Sunshine Boulevard and Frontier Street; police said a train engineer saw her between tracks and tried to stop, and the investigation remains ongoing.